It turns out that atheists are nice people after all. Atheists have set up a company that provides a service for evangelical Christians who will be taken up to heaven during the coming Rapture. Since these Christians often don't believe that their pets have souls, the pets will be stuck here on Earth when their owners are beamed up to heaven. That's where the atheists come in. Since the infidel unbelievers won't be going to heaven either, they can stay on Earth and look after the believers' beloved pets. How it works is that believers sign a contract with the atheist company, by which for a small fee the company undertakes to care for the believers' pets when they ascend to heaven. Now, believers can rest assured that their loved pets will be cared for by friendly atheists when the big day of the Rapture arrives. Thanks, atheists! http://media.theage.com.au/national/breaking-news/atheists-armageddon-pet-rescue-702350.html?
A small price to pay, considering that a yearly visit to the vet for the pet's regular checkup could cost the same. The company undertakes to care for the pet for the rest of its life.
Well that's just bollocks. How are they going to keep the pets from being burned up in the hellfire that sweeps the globe, for example? Better for atheists to invest in Papal dispensations, "just in case".
I guess if the evangelicals believe their pets will be incinerated then they won't be paying this company to look after them. Is that what evangelicals believe, GeoffP?
So after the owner dies and before the Rapture, the atheists will take care of the pet? Is that the agreement?
Perhaps they are referring to "Rapture" as in a personal one - i.e. death of the owner - rather than the all encompassing hell-fires that will sweep across the face of the planet etc or whatever the Rapture is supposed to entail. So basically it is just a "we'll look after your pets when you die" insurance.
The owner won't die before the Rapture, surely! The Rapture will be here any day now. It's the end times, SAM. Haven't you heard? No, they're referring to the one in Revelation, the Armageddon. Today my time, or today your time? Because I don't think we're in the same time zone, and two of my days may well span one of yours.
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